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Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes: Spring 2012
From the director: Students gain insight from alumni, friends
Alumni and friends of the La Follette School have been seeing a lot of our students lately. Read more …
Witte to retire after 35 years of teaching, research, service
John Witte tends to learn a subject as he goes along. From industrial relations to education policy, the La Follette School political scientist accepts a challenge and becomes an expert. Kazakhstan is next on Witte’s agenda. After he retires this summer, Witte will head for Astana and become a dean at Nazarbayev University. Read more …
Students use scholarships to explore energy analysis, health care
Contributions from alumni and friends of the La Follette School are helping two students focus their public affairs careers on energy analysis and health-care management. Read more …
Federal agency honors alum for gender equity work in foreign aid
Alum Andria Hayes-Birchler’s employer has recognized her efforts to weave gender equity into decisions about whether the United States should give a country development aid. Read more ...
Battiato joins school as career development coordinator
For La Follette School alum Kate Battiato, a career is about relationships. Her internships led to paid positions that connected her with mentors and colleagues she met again when she went to work for the Legislature. Read more ...
Award recognizes Thorson’s service to community
1997 alum Kristi Thorson, director of external relations for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the Athena Young Professional Award. Read more ...
Bittner seeks ways to ease transportation
Moving people and goods efficiently is a priority for alum Jason Bittner, the new director of the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida. Read more ...
Olson honors WWII veterans by coordinating flights to D.C. memorial
Fred Olson believes service to the nation must be honored. Since 2009, the retired Army colonel has been devoting his attention to the Honor Flight program that raises money to organize charter trips for World War II veterans to visit the World War II Memorial and other memorials in Washington, D.C. dedicated to their service and sacrifices. Read more ...
News from alumni and friends
Alumni and friends of the school share their career and family news. Read more ...
Alumni association honors Khanal
The Wisconsin Alumni Association has honored alum Shisir Khanal for development work building international organizations from the bottom up. Read more …
Family, friends mourn 2000 alum Darin Renner
Funeral services for alum Darin Renner, age 40, were November 6. He died unexpectedly November 1 at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Read more ...
Tempelis leads Milwaukee County domestic violence unit
Peter Tempelis, 2006, is interim head of the Domestic Violence Unit of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office. Read more …